Tag: Keystone
A quick guide to transferable points programs
Since I’m a points hoarder, I’m a huge fan of transferable points programs. These are programs that allow you to transfer points to multiple...
Ultimate Rewards Credit Card Travel Insurance
Many credit cards include automatic travel protections when you use your card to purchase travel. I've separately compared these protections for ultra premium cards,...
What is the best credit card?
I get asked variations of this question all the time. "Which credit card should I get?," "What's the best credit card?, "What's the most...
Manufacturing Hyatt Globalist Status
In my opinion, Hyatt offers the best top-tier elite perks of any hotel chain. Hyatt also arguably offers the best redemption options of any...
Easy Delta elite status boost
Airline elite status is great to have if you can get it easily. With elite status you can get free checked bags, free premium...
5 easy ways to increase credit card spend without going broke
Credit card companies offer huge incentives for opening new credit card accounts. 50,000 point offers used to be considered big, but these days 60K,...
Best ways to get to Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific using miles...
Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific are bucket list destinations for many travelers at least in part due to distance and expense. It...
Manufacturing Delta elite status in 2020 and beyond
Reconsidering my Delta elite future
For many years now, I've manufactured high level Delta elite status for myself and my wife using techniques to increase...
Best credit cards for buying Visa or Mastercard gift cards
One path to earning credit card rewards is to find ways to increase credit card spend and get most of your money back (see...
Ultimate Rewards: How to book with points despite online limitations
This is a story of courage and bravery, love and loss, tragedy and excitement... Just kidding. It's not any of those things... But it...
A couple’s credit card plan: 820,000 points in 15 months
Recently I published two first year credit card plans for a single person: one with and one without business cards:
Beginner credit card plan...
Marriott travel packages in a Peak world: good value?
When Marriott merged with SPG in August 2018, they massively increased the prices for travel packages. Travel packages offer a way to spend a...
Frequent Miler on the Air (FM on the Air podcasts / video downloads)
A couple of months ago, Greg wrote a post titled, "FM in your ear (Frequent Miler podcast appearances)". In that post, Greg rounded up...
The best stopover deals worldwide
A number of airlines and airports offer free tours and free lodging for those transiting through the airport on their way to somewhere else. ...
